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...film has its own logic: Incidents turn on luck and silly circumstances, and in the back of your mind you suspect they couldn't have really happened. The train escapes several close calls because of a German uniform hastily tailored to a higher rank, or by the outrageous claim that their train is special because it is deporting extra-dangerous communist Jews. These are examples of the whimsical and creative view Train of Life takes on practically every aspect of the shtetl's endeavor...

Author: By Patty Li, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Train of Life (is Beautiful) | 11/12/1999 | See Source »

Koocher said he thinks Decker is better than Braude at "retail campaigning"--the art of winning voters one-by-one--and thus voters may rank her above Braude...

Author: By Edward B. Colby, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Candidates Gather Final Election Support | 11/2/1999 | See Source »

...first game determines the top seeds. All the winners advance to Easterns and the rest of the tournament decides rank...

Author: By Gilmara Ayala, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: M. Water Polo Hosts Brown at Northern Division Championships | 10/29/1999 | See Source »

...HUPD: "Harvard Police photo cards have a white background, a silver badge, and the signature of the chief of police. The rank and badge number are also included on police identification...

Author: By David M. Rosenblatt, | Title: Fifteen Minutes: The ID Deconstructed | 10/28/1999 | See Source »

...Ever wonder why most ID numbers start with similar digits (504, 304, 604, etc.)? Ever think there might be a conspiracy to rank students according to social status (104=in FM nearly every week, 304=cool, 604=not antisocial, 904=Science Fiction Association)? Wamback assures us that "There are no personal, social or academic attributes hidden in the number. This is simply a numbering convention based on a custom generation algorithm. Numbers are assigned at random based on the next available number whether the individual is a student or an employee. The first numbers issued back in 1974 began with...

Author: By David M. Rosenblatt, | Title: Fifteen Minutes: The ID Deconstructed | 10/28/1999 | See Source »

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